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Job Opening: Assistant Professor, Asian Studies

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Paula

Assistant Professor Interdisciplinary Humanities, Asian Studies Department of Humanities, History and Social Sciences Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students emphasizing arts, media, and communications in a liberal arts setting. … Continue reading →

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Funding: Japan-United States Friendship Commission Creative Arts Program

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Paula

http://www.jusfc.gov/creative-artists-programs/ The Japan U.S. Friendship Commission offers leading contemporary and traditional artists from the United States the opportunity to spend three months in Japan through the U.S./Japan Creative Artists Program.  Cultural understanding is at the heart of this program.  Artists … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Paula

Edited by Patrick W. Galbraith and Jason G. Karlin Palgrave Macmillan | 256 pages | 2012 ISBN-10: 0230298303 ISBN-13: 978-0230298309 This volume is masterful in treating Japanese idol culture with the seriousness it deserves. Scholarly and astute, the essays massage … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: STS Forum on the 2011 Fukushima / East Japan Disaster

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Paula

STS Forum on the 2011 Fukushima / East Japan Disaster Building a Transnational Research Agenda and Strategy for Engagement through a Social Scientific Understanding of Disasters and the Disaster Sciences INAUGURAL MEETING University of California Berkeley 12-14 May 2013 This … Continue reading →

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Symposium: Interpreting Parades and Processions of Edo Japan: History, Culture, and Foreign Relations

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Paula

An exciting joint international symposium, ” Interpreting Parades and Processions of Edo Japan: History, Culture, and Foreign Relations,” will be held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 11, 2013. The online registration is now open. … Continue reading →

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CFN Tokyo Winter Career Forum 2012

Posted on December 5, 2012 by LM

CareerForum.Net Tokyo Winter Career Forum 2012 Career Forum is a job fair organized by DISCO International, where companies recruit their future employees. Likewise, candidates, primarily graduating students and mid-career professionals, can visit and interview with recruiters at their respective company … Continue reading →

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CFN New York Career Forum 2013

Posted on December 5, 2012 by LM

The sixth annual New York Career Forum will be held this winter! Global companies will be actively looking for not just Japanese-English bilinguals, but candidates like you who have gained numerous professional skills and knowledge through your education and/or careers. … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Position: Executive Assistant, Japan Center for International Exchange USA (JCIE/USA) [part-time]

Posted on December 4, 2012 by LM

Job posting via JetWIT.com. Position: Executive Assistant Posted by:  Japan Center for International Exchange USA (JCIE/USA) Type: Part-time Location: New York, New York Salary: Commensurate with experience; competitive in the nonprofit sector Start Date: Immediately Job description: The Japan Center … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Research Analyst in the Political/Economic Affairs Section, Consulate-General of Japan in Detroit

Posted on December 4, 2012 by LM

Via the Great Lakes JETAA: Institution: Consulate-General of Japan in Detroit Location: Detroit, MI Education: 4-year degree Deadline: not listed 1. Background on the Consulate-General of Japan in Detroit: In 1993, as a result of the growing number of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Translator Apprenticeship, Multiling

Posted on December 3, 2012 by LM

Via JETWit.com. Company: Multiling Location: Provo, Utah, and Yokohama, Japan Education: Bachelor’s conferred by May 2013 Language requirement: JLPT 1 or equivalent ONE-YEAR PAID APPRENTICESHIP – JAPANESE LANGUAGE SKILLS REQUIRED Located in Provo, UT (Feb-Apr 2013) and Yokohama, Japan (May-Jan … Continue reading →

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